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iw

show / manipulate wireless devices and their configuration


see also : ip - crda - regdbdump

Synopsis

iw [ OPTIONS ] { help | OBJECT COMMAND }

OBJECT := { dev | phy | reg }

OPTIONS := { --version | --debug }


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  iw wlan4 set type ibss




  ip link set wlan4 up




  iw wlan4 ibss join 7xl 2437




  ifconfig wlan4 192.168.1.2

options

--version

print version information and exit.

--debug

enable netlink message debugging.

iw - command syntax

OBJECT
dev <interface name>

- network interface.

phy <phy name>

- wireless hardware device (by name).

phy#<phy index>

- wireless hardware device (by index).

reg

- regulatory agent.

COMMAND
Specifies the action to perform on the object. The set of possible actions depends on the object type. iw help will print all supported commands.


see also

ip , crda , regdbdump , regulatory.bin

http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/iw

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